St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-02
AN ATHLETIC SYMPOSIUM.
Fourth Annual Entertainment of
the minneapolis Gymnasium AS
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ISOLATION.
Next Tuesday evening, May 8, at the
Minneapolis Grand Opera house, will occur
one of the most interesting events of the
season in the athletic line, viz: the fourth
annual entertainment of the Minneapolis
gymnasium, aided by vocal quartette, lee
lures, military tactics, stereoptican views,
and the most skilled athletes of Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Mortified, making in all the
largest number of talent of the kind ever
brought together on one occasion in that
city. The exhibition will be entertaining.
Among the features on the programme
will be a scene in the gymnasium with fifty
participants, divided into classes, couples
and sngly-all exercising on the different
appliances at the same time-the idea be-
ing to show the methods employed and
benefits derived from systematic gymna-
stun training. This will afford the public
an opportunity to see the routine and
special work of the gymnasium. A quar-
tette Of male voices. composed of
H. S. Woodruff, w. B. Heath. f.
H. Forbes and j. w. Harkins will render
several selections especially rehearsed for
the OCCASION. Feats OF strength and skill
on the horizontal bar will be represented by
1cSSlS. d. Z. hltClcll, I've L SdiHuCii. IL.
c. Pentield. OF st. Paul; William Bach,
Oscar Nesheim. j. Leber and Max Adler, of
Minneapolis; flying rings, by class of ten,
composed of G. w. Kane, j. Seaman, A.
M. Little, II. M. Lyon, G. p. Allen. G. T..
Sally, F. Gibson, E. E. Graham, William
Bach and S. Kelliher: startling and diff
cult movements on the double trapeZe, by
f. Gibson and A. Dannaher; heavy dumb
bell lifting by William Nesheim and s..
Kelliher, of Minneapolis, and Fred Searles,
of Mortified, the champion dumb bell litter
| of the Northwest, who will push from the
shoulder to arms length above the shoulder
a l7S pound dumb-bell; Prof. w. W. Fol
well, of the State university, has kindly
consented to give brief address on Phys
| cal Culture as a Part of Our Educaton;''
beautiful curves and gyrations with the. In
dian clubs by the club class, Messrs. A. NJ.
Little, j. Seaman, B. c.. Hurd, A. B.
Darelius, w. Hetfeltinger, II. G. Stevens,
f. Heffelfnger, III. Nj. Lyon, G. r. Allen,
G. A. Monsaw, A. Taylor, Charles f.
Sally. William Taylor and Will Bushard;
Indian club duet by G. W. Kane
and S. Kelliher in many Of the
most intricate movements. The
silent manual by picked members
from Company A, which will represent
QO w uolilliSCOii III tiC uubtOlltti
competitive dill. The Faux brothers. also
members of Company A, will appear in
their lightning drill. The manly art OF
seif-defense will be illustrated by MeSsrs.
7. H. Caller and William Nesleim, L. II.
O'Comor and George ROLLS, L. Sumbardo
and j. Byers, H. Watson and G. o. Du-
plessis. Such a list should give fine dis
play of sparrng. j. NJ. Murphy and A.
Dannaher, two well-known amateur Greco
! Roman wrestlers, will contest for hand
some silver cup, best two out of three falls,
and as they are evenly matched, an eXerting
contest may be expected. Ground ana
lofty acrobaticS and brother acts by Freddie
Lowe, the boy wonder, Fred Hartley, w.
Tewey, j. Leber, Albert Taylor, James
Taylor. William Back, Max Adler, of Mime
apoliS and Morris Self and class of five of
ST. Paul. SCIENCES of ancient Roman games
and art will be illustrated by q. S. Richards
with his stereoptican views. whose para
phernalia is the most expensive land second
only to Stoddart's) of any in the country.
H. c. Harris will give descriptive lecture
of the pictures. The scenes will include
several of the old Roman Colosseum. Prof.
Frank Danz will furnish the music.